Shipping-box.



.PATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

'w. E. DEPP.

SHIPPING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3, 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 884,572. PATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

W. E. DEPP.

SHIPPING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3, 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

witmeooeo citizen of the United States,

hereinafter fully described,

UNITED sTATE-s PATENT oEEIoE.

WILLIAM E. DEPP, oF'BRooKvILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIeNon 0F ONE-HALF To GEORGE w. STEWART, or BROOKVILLE, PENNsYLvANIA. 4

SHIPPING-BOX.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. DEPr,-a residing at Brookville, in the county of Jefierson' and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Shipping-Box, of which. the following is a SPGOlfiCMJiOIL i The invention relates to improvements in shipping boxes.

e object of thepresent invention is to improve theconstruction of shipping boxes, and to rovide a simple, inexpensive and efficient ox of great strength and durability, designed for holding various kinds of merchandise and ada ted to ventilate the same,

and capable of belng knocked down or folded up for" returning it in compact form to the shi er.

ith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arran ement of arts, ustrated 1n the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims, hereto a pended; it being understood that v-arious c anges in the form, prop ortion,'size and minor details. of constructlon, within the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any'of the advantages of the invention. i

In the drawi s:Figure 1' is a perspective view of a oldable shipping box con structed in accordance with this invention,

t e same, the cover being closed. Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal sectional view, taken substantially onthe line 3- 3- of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a fperspectiveview showing the shipping box 0 view of the same. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view, taken substantially on the line 66ofFig.5. I

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates the bottom of the shipping box, which may be of any desired size to suit' the character of the merchandise to be shipped, and which is designed for shipping all kinds of merchandise, especially the-various classes of goods requiring ventilation. The bottom 1 is provided at its lower facewith longitudinal cleats 2, which support the Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 3, 1906. Serial No. 809,643.

0 en. Fig.2 isa transverse sectional view of ldedaf Fig. 5 is a longitudlnal sectiona Patented April 14, 1908 bottom above the su porting surface tor protecting the box. e cleats 2 extend outwardlybeyond theside edges of the bottom to form supports for a pair of strips 3 and l, which are arranged vertically edge-wise, and which have their upper edges located at different elevations to permit the sides 5 and 6 of. the box to fold flat against each other, and also to provide a space to receive the ends. 7

i of the box. The ends 7 are connected to the bottom by means of hinges 8, secured to the upper face of the bottom, and to the inner faces of the ends at the lower edges thereof. The'ends are ada ted to fold flat against the upper face of the ottom, as clearly shown in F1 '5 of the drawin s.

he front upward y extending 3 has its up er edge arranged substantia flush with t e uppermost faces of the ends, when the latter are folded, and the front side5 is secured to the frontstrip 3. by hinges 9,

strip 3 and to' the innerface ofthefrontside -5 at the bottom thereof- This pe mit h front side of the box to fold downwardly and inwardly upon the ends," and the said front side is adaptedto lie flat upon the said ends.

There'ar strip '4 has its u per edge arranged substantially'flush with t e upper face of the front side, when the latter is folded, and the said rear side 6 is secured to the rear strip by means of hinges 10, arranged at the innerface of the rearstrip 4, and secured to'theinner ,which are secured to the inner face of the a face of the rear side 6 at the bottomfthere ofi' This permits the. rear sideof the box to fold flat upon the'front-side, I

The to or cover 11 of the crateor box is compose of, two sections 12-and 13, which are 1 connected together. by intermediate hinges 1-4, arranged on the outer faces of the SGCtIODS IZ and 13. The to" or cover is connected with the rear side 6 yimeans of rear hin es 15,.secured to the inner face of the sai side 6 and to the lower face of the section 13 of the top or cover.. The front sec- 'tion'12. of the top orcover is of reater width than the rear section 13,-[whic is adapted, when the box is folded, to lie in the same plane as the rear side 6, and the exterior intermediate hinges 14 permit the front section tofold backward upon the rear section and the'rear side.

The parts of the box are retained in their folded position by means of an end catch 16, Y

are secured to the sides of the the upper edges thereof. The plates or be en aged v 'carrie bythe ends of. the box. The front arranged at one end of the box and secured to the lower face of the bottom. The end catch 16 is constructed of a single iece of resilient sheet metal and: consists o aver-- tical body portion 17, an integral attache ment arm 18, and an integral li or jaw 19. The attachment arm 18 is forme by bending the lower end of the'body ortion'inwardly beneath the bottom of the box or crate and is secured to the lower face of the said bottom. The li or jaw is formed by bendingv the upper en of the body portioninwardly, and it extends into the recess of the adjacent end of the crate whenthe latter is arranged for use. The body portion of the end catch 16 is of a length to permit the lip to engage the up er face of the cover, when thebox or crate 1s folded, whereby the parts are retained in their folded position. v The frontand rear s1des of the box are provided at their ends with plates or kee ers 20, which are substantially L-shaped, an which ox. adjacent to keepers exten inwardly from the vertical end edges of the front and rear sides 5 and 6, and are provided with substantially horizontal slots 21, whereby they are adapted to by headed-studs 22, WhlGh are 'andrear s des. of the. box are recessed or grooved at 23, adjacent to the slotted portions of the lates or keepers, to enable the -heads'of the studs to pass back of the said headed portions, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The studs 22 are preferably formed integral with short straps or bars 24,

whichare-secured to the inner faces of the endsof the box at the upper portions thereof.

Whenthe ends of the box are swung upward from their folded position, the headed studs, which roject laterally. beyond the vertical side e ges of the ends 'i, are carried into engagement with the slotted lates or keepers, whereby the sides and en s areinterlocked and are held T against outward movement while the boxisbeing filled. The ends fit between the sides and also prevent the latter from swinging inwardly, and as the contents of the box will prevent ,the "ends itis unnecessary to lung device for this purpose.

provide a the box 18 secured The top or cover of its closed position by means of a s. 26, mounted on the front side of t extending upwardl from the lower ortion thereof, and provi ed at its upper en s with a lip or, flange 22 arranged to-project over irior recesses, a cover'hinged to one of the ring catch ebox, and

and engage the upper face'of the front section* of the top or cover.

The sides andends ofthe box consist of frames and sheets 28 and 29 of wire netting secured to the frames. This provides a ventilated box or crate, but the improvements herein shown and described are applicable to various. forms of .boxes and crates.- When the ends are provided with the frames, as shown in the accompanying-drawings," a

space 1s provlded to receive the projecting h or jaw of the end catch, so that the latter wlll lie close to theend of the box and not.in-'

terferewith the handlin' of the same.

It will be seen that t e shipping box or crate is exceedingly simple construction, and that it is adapted to befolded' compactly for returning it to the. shipper.

Havin thus fully described mymvention, what I c aim as new and desire to'secure by. Letters Patent, is:

A folding box or' crate comprising-a. bottom, sides and ends hinged to the bottoman'd foldable inwardly thereon and composed of framesand woven wire fabric secured to the inner faces of the frames andforming extebottom, and an integral lip formed by bender end of the bodyportion 1nwardly an extending into the recess of the adj acent end of the crate whenthe'latter is arranged for use, said body portionbeingjof a length to permit the lip to engage-the upper ing the up face of the cover when the box or crate is folded, whereby the parts are; retained in their folded position; and avertical side catch consisting of a single 'iece of resilient sheet metal connected at its ower end with a bottom and having its upper end bent inwardly, and arranged to en age the coverof the-box or crate when the atter is arranged for use. I I In testimon that I claim the foregoing as my own, I ave hereto affixed my signature-m the presence of two witnesses.

V WILLIAM E. EPP. Witnesses: 7

" L. Dnrr,

J. R. B'uruaeoon.

beneath thebottom of t e box or 

